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Infidel vs Infantile
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What we need is for the world to stop the hate, thereby ending vengeance as well...


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Infidel vs. Infantile…


 


Granted the followers of Allah feel justified,


Calling followers of a democratic nation infidels,


As for me, they, all seem to be just so much infantile…


 


The killing of human beings, or animals for that matter,


Is not something to die for, as it certainly does shatter,


The lives and loves of families & friends but mostly the latter,


They destroy with bombs; they kill like cowards,


They’re maybe worse than infantile children, destroying dreams before their time…


 


 These followers of Allah are of course the extreme end all of that belief,


So many others may have a belief that is similar, but do not do as these others, a relief,


 What do we do with these destroyers of lives, kill them in return, does that change anything?


Lock them in prisons, throw away the key, give us vengeance, making them see what they have become,


None of which is a viable answer to these crimes against humanity…


 


For hate is a vessel with a hole, holding only emptiness…


 


And vengeance, it is said, “is mine sayeth the Lord”… 


 


And again, hate is like drinking salt water, the thirst just gets worse…


 


We need to stop hatred & vengeance; it makes us weak,


 


It shows others how truly infantile we can be, do we want this, or are we ready for a new world?


            © ed – 3/26/04


 


 


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Reviewed on March 26, 2004
(((ed)))

*tears*

i will always remember--that pic made me cry, and so does all the fighting between this faction and that one--i agree, can't we all just learn to get along????

(((HUGS))) and love, karla. :(

and we're right in the middle of all of it, being the biggest bully of all :(

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on March 26, 2004
I agree Ed!!

Bravo!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Floria Kelderhouse (Reader)
Reviewed on March 26, 2004
Oh....Ed....I am so tired of it all...
If only we could just all get along...
I fear for us all...great writing here..
floria

Reviewed on March 26, 2004
Hear, hear! I agree wholeheartedly!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :( >tears <

NEVER FORGET!!

Reviewed by Rene Swing (Reader)
Reviewed on March 26, 2004
I do agree!


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